There are 6 ways to get from Ullapool to Dunbar by bus, train, car, ferry, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from High School to Bus Station Stance 661
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
6h 48mDrive 239.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Ullapool to Dunbar239.6 mi
4h 35m£60–87Bus
- Take the bus from High School to Bus Station Stance 661
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Queensferry StreetM90
- Take the bus from Shandwick Place to High StreetX7
7h 16mFerry to Stornoway Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SYY - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
7h 25m£178–431Bus via Cramond
- Take the bus from High School to Bus Station Stance 661
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ingliston Park & Ride
- Take the bus from West Maitland Street to High StreetX7
7h 18mBus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from High School to Bus Station Stance 6
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)INV - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
9h 19m
Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ullapool to Dunbar is to drive which costs £60 - £90 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ullapool to Dunbar is to drive which takes 4h 35m and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct bus from Ullapool to Dunbar. However, there are services departing from High School and arriving at High Street via Bus Station Stance 3 and Shandwick Place. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 16m.
The distance between Ullapool and Dunbar is 274 miles. The road distance is 241 miles.
The best way to get from Ullapool to Dunbar without a car is to bus and train which takes 6h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Ullapool to Dunbar, including transfers.
Ullapool to Dunbar bus services, operated by D + E Coaches, depart from High School station.
Ullapool to Dunbar bus services, operated by D + E Coaches, arrive at Bus Station Stance 6.
Yes, the driving distance between Ullapool to Dunbar is 241 miles. It takes approximately 4h 35m to drive from Ullapool to Dunbar.
There are 192+ hotels available in Dunbar.
What companies run services between Ullapool, Scotland and Dunbar, Scotland?
You can take a bus from High School to High Street via Bus Station Stance 3, Queensferry Street, and Shandwick Place in around 7h 16m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–330
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–160
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–330
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from High School to Bus Station Stance 6
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Queensferry Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Queensferry Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- hello@eastcoastbuses.co.uk
- Website
- eastcoastbuses.co.uk
Bus from Shandwick Place to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- East Coast Buses
Bus from West Maitland Street to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- East Coast Buses
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ingliston Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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